IRMNG - Parotosuchus Ochev & Shishkin in Kalandadze et al., 1968 †

IRMNG taxon details

Parotosuchus Ochev & Shishkin in Kalandadze et al., 1968 †

IRMNG_ID

11968766 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11968766)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Temnospondyli (awaiting allocation) †

Synonymised names

Archotosaurus Paton, 1976 † · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (unassessed)

Parotosaurus Jaekel, 1922 † · unaccepted > junior homonym

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Kalandadze, N.N.; Ochev, V.G.; Tatarinov, L.P.; Chudinov, P.K.; Shishkin, M.A. (1968). Каталог пермских и триасовых тетрапод СССР [Catalogue of Permian and Triassic Tetrapods of the USSR]. In: Верхнепалеозойские и мезозойские земноводные и пресмыкающиеся СССР [Upper Paleozoic and Mesozoic amphibians and reptiles of the USSR]. Moscow; Nauka; pp. 72-92. [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark replacement name for Parotosaurus Jaekel, 1922 (nec Boulenger, 1914)

Taxonomic remark replacement name for Parotosaurus Jaekel, 1922 (nec Boulenger, 1914) [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2026). Parotosuchus Ochev & Shishkin in Kalandadze et al., 1968 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11968766 on 2026-10-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2026-04-05 08:24:53Z

created

Edkins, Keith

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original description Kalandadze, N.N.; Ochev, V.G.; Tatarinov, L.P.; Chudinov, P.K.; Shishkin, M.A. (1968). Каталог пермских и триасовых тетрапод СССР [Catalogue of Permian and Triassic Tetrapods of the USSR]. In: Верхнепалеозойские и мезозойские земноводные и пресмыкающиеся СССР [Upper Paleozoic and Mesozoic amphibians and reptiles of the USSR]. Moscow; Nauka; pp. 72-92. [details]

basis of record Paton, R.L. (1977). Parotosuchus Ochev & Shishkin, 1968 (Amphibia: Labyrinthodontia) Non Archotosaurus Paton, 1976; A Replacement Name for Parotosaurus Jaekel, 1922. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 51(6): 1223., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/1303835 [details]

original description (of Parotosaurus Jaekel, 1922 †) Palaeont. Z. 5
page(s): 8 [details]

original description (of Archotosaurus Paton, 1976 †) Palaeontology 19
page(s): 415 [details]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark replacement name for Parotosaurus Jaekel, 1922 (nec Boulenger, 1914) [details]

To BioNames database (from synonym Archotosaurus Paton, 1976 †)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Archotosaurus Paton, 1976 †)